Yonhap News Summary

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency
on Thursday.

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; SPECIFIES possible options for Qualcomm in 10th para; ADDS
company background in last 3 paras)

By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Over 500 veteran and emerging designers from 48
countries will take part in the upcoming Gwangju Design Biennale, the largest and

(ATTN: REPLACES para 10 with Qualcomm's official response; ADDS Korea's CDMA
background in 2nd para from bottom)

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with comments on N. Korean representative, S. Korean
detainee, other details)
By Lee Chi-dong

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more comments)
By Lee Chi-dong
PHUKET, Thailand, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea raised its travel alert level Thursday for
three states in Mali due to ongoing civil unrest and continued kidnappings of

By Lee Chi-dong
PHUKET, Thailand, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan
on Thursday played down North Korea's initial response to an envisioned

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more comments)
By Lee Chi-dong
PHUKET, Thailand, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean diplomat on Thursday

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, paras 1-3 with new figures)
SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's health authorities said Thursday they